Podcast
Taropedia
Hosted by Philip Carter and Benjamin Carter · EN
Two brothers tour through the Tarot deck, discussing the cards through the lens of musical practice and contemporary wellness.
***It ought to be stated that the breathtaking space image used in our cover photo is ours to ocularly devour thanks to the love and devotion of the folks over at NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute. Mwah, babes.
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Episode 13: Rosie Rings
Mar 18, 202502:10:38Tap to summarizeGreetings, hi. Ben and Phil do major galaxy brain takes on all sorts of things in this episode, on the Three of Pentacles. All about habits, rituals, momentum of precedent, etc... we talk about politics, social justice, spirituality, language. Pls enjoy. Outro music sister ray by foxes, phil's reading of quotations from stephen pattison shame theory, therapy, and theology, and also his prayer bowl. (sorry his prayer is loud this episode)
Transcribe →Episode 12: Pivot
Mar 10, 202502:14:14Tap to summarizeHiya Podfam. We're all about the pivot today. We're scooping up our things and going the other direction. Ben and Phil talk about life changes, poop wiping technique, Phil's sex life, and a bunch of other stuff which is really interesting and this is really a good episode. But Phil is writing this up at the wee hours of the morning and can't remember words or meaning at this time. So please listen and find out if you're curious about reframing narratives, creating new habits, about establishing meaningful change in your life, and about making space for hope. xo Outro music a reprise of the change virtuoso Jessa Reed, from her podcast AOD. xo, Jessa!
Transcribe →Episode 11: Discrimination part 2
Mar 1, 202501:32:00Tap to summarizepart 2 babes pls enjoy
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Mar 1, 202501:19:28Tap to summarizeBoing boing merry merry pentacles suit podfam! Special guest and old friend Sam Vodopia joins Phil on pod for a reading and a very loosely themed 'ace of pentacles' episode. If you zoom way out you can sort of see how what we discuss is on topic for Ace of Pentacles, which is about how we set goals and understand our obstacles. Anyway, Phil gives Sam a mini lesson on Tarot readings and how they work, and we talk about being a stoner, justice, the law, anger, violence, linguistics, the nature of human communication and human meaning, polyvagal theory, spirituality, musical practice... more. Plenty more. There's a part two. Outro music Phil's Emperor-inspired whale music featuring the grandiose words of his Lordship John Maclean.
Transcribe →Episode 10: Acceptance
Feb 23, 202501:44:14Tap to summarizeGreetings! We do ten swords today, which is all about the dissolution of the ego. Attachments, personal darkness, despair, the practices of discipline and self control, the concept of evil, the fruits of self knowledge and self love, collective identity, death, and some esoteric theory about the triune divine and the nature of universal music.
Transcribe →Episode 9: Madness
Feb 8, 202501:51:56Tap to summarizeHiya friends! We do nine swords. It's on the dark side but there's a bunch of good stuff in here. We talk fantasy, repression, fear, healing, internal family systems, RuPaul's Drag Race, despair, rumination, identity, boundaries, empathy... else also. Pls enjoy. Outro music ATU XII: The Hanged Man by Phil
Transcribe →Episode 8: Interference
Feb 2, 202502:05:06Tap to summarizeHi Podfam! Eight swords today -- Ben and Phil met yesterday and churned this one out. We cover regulation, interference, polyrhythms, friction, influence, resistance, political revolutions, agency, self-awareness, independence, defiance. Phil feels clutter in his brain about how to move forward so he gets a reading. Yogini Shambhavi gets a shoutout and her beautiful chanting is included in outro as a mixture with some of Phil's ATU VIII music for two vlns.
Transcribe →Episode 7: Shame part 2
Jan 26, 202501:13:39Tap to summarizePart 2
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Jan 26, 202501:26:26Tap to summarizeHi folks -- another two-parter today. I don't know if we speak shame directly in this episode but when I zoom out I think the seven of swords (our card for the day) is a good face for us to project shame onto, for our learning. Shame is the word of the day, then. We talk about a lot; theater, healing, prayer, social duplicity, honesty... Phil gives Ben a reading. There's Phil's music sprinkled in. I'm gonna include some relevant quotations on shame in religious communities here, starting with one we actually reference in the episode, from a very old poet named Jnaneshvara. Embarrassed by Her formless Husband And Her own graceful form, She adorned Him with a Universe Of myriad names and forms In unity, there is little to behold; So She; the Mother of Abundance Brought forth the world as a play. 'Traditional images of God as powerful and protective may be unhelpful to victims of abuse' '...failing to recognize the existence or insights of shamed people except as 'objects' of compassion.' 'Images and concepts of God in Christian tradition mirror and reinforce the practice of monarchical parenthood, which has led to so much narcissistic disorder and shaming of children.' 'Immortality, invisibility, omnipresence, omnipotence, rationality, disembodiment, to be unbiddable are all, conveniently, powerfully attractive to the shamed and narcissistically wounded.' 'If symbols, images and beliefs about God can be formulated and propagated that are less likely to produce feelings of defilement, unwantedness, inferiority, unlovability, and powerlessness in people, then it is desirable that this should happen. The implication of refusing to engage in such creative reformulation may be that theology and theologians are themselves bound up in maintaining the unholy canopy of shame. Perhaps the canopy covers their own shame by allowing them to shame others.... ...... the design of many churches reflects the fact that much liturgy is inspired by the customs and practices of ancient secular courts, such as that of the Roman Emperor. Bowing, using incense, separating off the populace from the sacred space, wearing special cothes -- all these things owe their provenance to secular practices and hierarchical arrangements that were designed to reveal and maintain power in society.' ---Stephen Pattison, from "Shame Theory, Therapy, and Theology
Transcribe →Episode 6: Blitz
Jan 18, 202501:49:22Tap to summarizeSpecial pod favorite Erica Dicker joins Phil on pod and they consume two bottles of wine together while Erica gives Phil a reading. A precious hour-or-so of audio (the beginning of the episode) is lost due to a corrupt SD card which is sad. Yet we are big grateful for the audio present here. Six of swords is the episode card, and we lost a lot of the audio explaining it. It's.... stings of the heart. Rapid-fire decisions. Fight or flight switch. xoxo pls enjoy this episode with an extra helping of background music. An album of music called 'Three Days" by Vaster Than Empires, Erica Dicker, Allen Otte And Paul Schuette. Also there's a mix of "Entropy Undone" from Erica's album Blood Luxury. I'm just a huge Erica stan, folks. Pls get on board. Oh, Phil's got a couple of mandolin duos thrown in, and for outro music one of Phil's mixes for ATU III, The Empress, using quotations from Gaiea Sanskrit's chanting of Tattriya Upanisad 3. Super rich, super silly, super mirthful.
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